Naruto: If I ask you to kill Sasuke, you will become a succubus?

“It would be a well-ordered world.”

"How vague. What kind of order is this?"

"From birth, everyone has their own position, and no resistance is allowed. In this way, everyone can stay in their place."

"...Can I understand it this way: as a branch family, you decided to create a world where you are the 'main family'?"

"If everyone was born with no doubt about their life, they wouldn't fight each other pointlessly to determine who is more powerful, as people on Earth do."

"And then they were overthrown by the 'branch family'? Shouldn't you be most familiar with the experiences of your original family on the moon?"

"Because I know it best, I understand the weaknesses of this system best, so I can avoid it and do better. The main family should not lose the family treasure, the Samsara Eye. I will hide it more carefully and strictly prevent the branch family from contacting it. At the same time, I think the Hyuga clan on Earth, the system called 'Bird in a Cage' also has its merits."

I frowned.

"In such a long history, there is only one outlier, Hyuga Neji. But he also received your grace to escape from control. So this system is almost impeccable. I have the power of the Samsara Eye, and I can easily eliminate this variable that only appears once every thousand years. He is nothing to me."

"I don't like this kind of future." I said, "But there is one thing I admire about you."

"what?"

"Your confidence."

Sheren turned his head to look at me, probably not sure what I meant by this sentence - was it sarcasm, or...?

"Don't think too much. I do think you have great self-confidence. That kind of... you take it for granted that your decision must be correct, and therefore you start to implement it without hesitation. You can completely ignore or even completely deny other people's thoughts and feelings. You don't consider whether it will hurt others or completely ignore the pain of others... How can this not be considered great?"

"That doesn't sound like a compliment, Chaolu."

"No, I recognize your confidence. If you have too many concerns, are timid, and think too much, you will only stay where you are and will not be able to do anything. I think I should learn a thing or two from your courage."

Despite the "better new world" envisioned by Scheeren, I feel it is better to maintain the status quo.

For all the attempts to "change the status quo", "it is better to maintain the status quo" is probably the most telling shame that proves the ignorance and stupidity of those who want to make the change.

I am very clear that I am also a "changer" who wants to change the status quo, but I may not be smarter than Sheren.

Lord Shikamaru is so wise, but the only solution he could come up with was to "keep Naruto alive", and the current situation of this world is what it would look like if Lord Shikamaru's plan succeeded...

Maybe this is indeed the best future.

I want to change more, which is equivalent to challenging Shikamaru-sama's wisdom. At this time, it is really difficult to take action without learning from Toneri's almost blind self-confidence.

If I were to think, plan, and act alone, I might end up in this ignorant and stupid situation, so I should tell it to people I trust. If they agree, think it's feasible, and are willing to help me, then... even if the situation doesn't go as I expected, it can ensure that it won't turn out to be a bad decision like Uchiha Sasuke and Toneri.

I don't want to convince him. It is impossible for a person with such powerful strength to give up the power and status that is within his grasp just by a few words from others. If I can't defeat him head-on, everything will be meaningless.

Sheren felt that my words were indeed affirmation from the bottom of my heart, and he finally accepted my compliment happily.

Sasuke said that I was cunning. Now that I think about it, the compliment was indeed true, but I hid the greater denial because it was meaningless to say it out loud. It was enough for me to know it alone.

What this means is that I am actually denying someone, but I can say that I completely affirm him.

I reflected on it and found that this was a habit I formed when I was in the Hidden Mist Village and used the power of prying memories to win people's hearts.

Bai and I tried our best to avoid fighting, and that mentality was also reflected in our language.

I use language to achieve my goals, by concealing my true thoughts, reversing their cognition, and manipulating things to develop in the direction I want.

Therefore, they call me a miko because I can change people's minds with just words.

After realizing this, I also realized that my approach would not work on Sheren - because I had been controlling people who were weaker than me. They knew that they could be controlled by my pupil technique in an instant and could not compete with me at all, so their psychological defenses would be seriously shaken.

Although I always say that I should reflect on my arrogance, blind spots in human thinking always exist. I have always used this ability skillfully and have never failed. I didn't even realize the arrogance of this behavior.

If you are not aware of it, you will not be able to reflect on it at all.

Now it seems that there is nothing wrong in failing once against Sheren.

"By the way, Chaolu," Sheren said, "all the things you wanted before have arrived."

"Hmm? Colored ink and pen?"

"Yes, and nail polish."

Sheren looked at me and smiled, "After dinner, can I help you apply it?"

"No."

His smile paused slightly: "Why?"

"Because this matter has no benefit to me, it just makes you happy. I don't want to be your doll."

I myself felt that the change in my attitude was very obvious, and of course Sheren also felt it.

"…You've become cold today. Why?"

"Because I have given up getting anything from you. Before, I wanted to use words, gentle attitude and 'caring love' to get you to suspend your plan. I did that because I wanted something from you, but you wouldn't agree, right? Then my efforts won't be in vain."

"Asaroko," Sheren's tone became lowered, "You only persisted for one day. It's too easy for you to give up. How can I trust you and love you with confidence?"

"Gentleness without strength is just weakness. I don't want my feelings to become something cheap and worthless." I said, "If I want you to treat me equally, I still need strength in the end."

"You don't have to get the power," Sheren frowned, "because I will protect you. No matter what happens, I will protect you."

"But that also means that I am controlled by you and cannot resist you. You can arrange me as you wish, and I must obey you. I don't want that. I want to protect others more than being protected by you. This way I don't have to worry about being abandoned one day, but can decide for myself whether to protect someone or give up someone."

Our conversation diverged and we arrived at the restaurant.

The dining room in the castle was very large, and the dining table was a very long oval table. When we were eating, my servant and I sat at the two ends of the table, very far apart.

I was about to walk towards one end, but Sheren grabbed my arm and said, "Chaolu..."

I said that having rich experience has its advantages. At this moment, I can see the struggle and hesitation on Sheren's face. He wants to convince me to change my mind, but he has never dealt with a similar situation, so he has no idea what to do.

He wanted tenderness and the love of his "fiancée," but at the same time, he refused to face what I really wanted and was only willing to respond to me with some insignificant "tenderness."

I wanted to "stop the moon", but all he was willing to do was give me a few bottles of ink, a few pens, and a few bottles of nail polish, and then said that this was his love for me.

He also said that it was because I had not given enough, and as long as I continued to give, he "maybe", "one day", and "very likely" would be willing to listen to me.

But there is no guarantee at all.

Even if he never listens to me, what can I do?

"It's not that I give up too easily, but that you are too greedy. Sheren. You can't look down on me from a high place and expect me to chase you with my true heart. Even though you are strong and I am weak now, it doesn't mean that if you want to turn me into your pet, I have to willingly accept to be your pet."

"I don't treat you as a pet, I always treat you as my future wife!" He held my wrist tightly, anger on his face: "Chaolu, you are teasing me - you said you loved me first, and then today you want to leave me!"

"If our identities are truly equal," I sighed, "according to your logic, which 'princess' would be directly kidnapped, imprisoned in the castle, and unable to leave without your guidance? I said 'love you' because of your strength, and I estimated that I would not have much chance of winning a head-on battle with you... But in other words, as long as you remain strong, someone will always love you. That kind of 'love'... is just a strategy. You only feel special when you have seen me, but when you meet more people in the future, you will find that as long as you are strong, everyone will be gentle and obedient to you. Then it will not be me who abandons you, but you who will abandon me."

"Isn't that love by trickery?" Sheren asked, "What's the difference?"

"...It's actually hard to say what the difference is. Because the expression of love can be exactly the same. Whether it is sincere or false, only the one who loves knows. It is difficult for the one who is loved to tell. Or maybe the difference can only be seen at the critical moment of life and death."

There was a look of suppressed anger on his face, and he looked at me but was speechless.

I laughed and said, "Look, I just disobeyed you for a little while, and you got so angry. It will be even worse in the future!"

Just as he finished speaking, a distant explosion was heard from somewhere outside the castle.

Sheren and I were both slightly startled and looked in the direction of the sound.

Sheren asked coldly: "What's going on?"

A puppet appeared silently from nowhere: "Sir Sheren, it's those invaders from Earth who are attacking the entrance."